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Markel Group 13F holdings, Q4 2015

Investment holding companySEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-12-31, filed 2016-02-16

Markel Group disclosed 130 US equity positions worth $3.7bn in its Q4 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is KMX at 7.2% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and BRK/B. Versus Q3 2015 it opened 18 new positions, added to 41, reduced 1 and exited 9.

$3.7bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
130
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
7.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
44.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
36
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
75
Quarters on file since Q4 2007
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2015: 18 new, 41 added, 1 reduced, 9 exited

50 of 130
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical7.2%$265m4.91m0.0%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.8%$214m1,084+0.5%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.4%$200m1.51m0.0%held
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–4.9%$182m2.13m0.0%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services4.5%$167m1.59m+0.9%added
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–4.3%$159m5.04m+0.5%held
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive3.8%$140m1.28m+1.1%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical3.3%$122m920,0000.0%held
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical2.6%$97.1m1.45m+1.8%added
DE DEERE & COIndustrials2.3%$83.2m1.09m+5.4%added
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCHealthcare2.1%$78.0m663,0000.0%held
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCIndustrials2.1%$76.4m793,500+3.4%added
RLI RLI CORPFinancial Services2.0%$73.9m1.20m0.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–2.0%$73.6m944,800+0.4%held
V VISA INCFinancial Services1.8%$66.0m851,500+2.1%added
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–1.8%$65.6m1.52m+1.7%added
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A SHealthcare1.7%$62.4m1.07m0.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare1.7%$62.2m605,200+4.0%added
WPC W P CAREY INCReal Estate1.5%$56.1m950,2000.0%held
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials1.4%$53.2m387,0000.0%held
ADM ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COConsumer Defensive1.4%$52.2m1.42m+3.5%added
BLK BLACKROCK INCFinancial Services1.4%$51.8m152,0000.0%held
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.3%$46.4m421,5000.0%held
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy1.2%$46.2m662,000+1.5%added
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology1.2%$45.0m530,7000.0%held
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical1.1%$41.1m540,0000.0%held
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–1.0%$38.6m392,000+57%added
CPRT COPART INCIndustrials1.0%$36.7m965,0000.0%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services1.0%$35.6m315,000+4.0%added
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services0.9%$34.8m1.06m0.0%held
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INCFinancial Services0.9%$32.7m589,500+5.5%added
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCHealthcare0.8%$31.2m224,0000.0%held
MMM 3M COIndustrials0.8%$30.7m204,0000.0%held
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services0.8%$29.1m290,0000.0%held
OAK OAKTREE CAP GROUP LLC–0.7%$27.2m569,500+25%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.7%$26.8m386,0000.0%held
FDS FACTSET RESH SYS INCFinancial Services0.7%$26.7m164,0000.0%held
COLFAX CORP no ticker–0.7%$26.5m1.14m0.0%held
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$24.5m364,0000.0%held
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare0.7%$24.1m247,0000.0%held
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology0.6%$23.3m638,0000.0%held
FHI FEDERATED HERMES INCFinancial Services0.6%$21.9m764,000−62%reduced
ITIC INVESTORS TITLE COFinancial Services0.6%$21.3m213,3000.0%held
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INCIndustrials0.6%$21.3m230,0000.0%held
NOVEUR NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC–0.6%$20.4m610,0000.0%held
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INCFinancial Services0.6%$20.4m285,000+2.2%added
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$20.0m320,000+100%added
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE no ticker–0.5%$19.9m522,000+1.2%added
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials0.5%$18.9m278,0000.0%held
ECL ECOLAB INCBasic Materials0.5%$18.2m159,500+7.0%added

Exited since Q3 2015

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GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO2.0%$74.7m
WMT WALMART INC1.9%$71.2m
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NV1.2%$45.2m
INTC INTEL CORP0.8%$29.9m
MCD MCDONALDS CORP0.5%$17.8m
GOOGLE INC no ticker0.2%$8.0m
GOOGLE INC no ticker0.2%$7.6m
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP0.05%$1.8m
DAR DARLING INGREDIENTS INC0.02%$731k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified34.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical16.6%
  • Financial Services13.9%
  • Industrials10.8%
  • Healthcare7.1%
  • Consumer Defensive6.3%
  • Communication Services5.2%
  • Technology2.3%
  • Real Estate1.6%
  • Energy1.5%
  • Basic Materials0.6%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (75)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 2026130$13.1bn
Q1 2026129$11.9bn
Q4 2025128$12.5bn
Q3 2025129$12.3bn
Q2 2025137$11.8bn
Q1 2025135$11.3bn
Q4 2024132$11.3bn
Q3 2024132$11.1bn
Q2 2024134$10.2bn
Q1 2024132$10.1bn
Q4 2023128$9.2bn
Q3 2023133$8.3bn
Q2 2023131$8.4bn
Q1 2023131$7.9bn
Q4 2022134$7.5bn
Q3 2022131$6.8bn
Q2 2022131$7.0bn
Q1 2022126$8.4bn
Q4 2021120$8.7bn
Q3 2021125$7.9bn
Q2 2021125$7.9bn
Q1 2021118$7.2bn
Q4 2020115$6.7bn
Q3 2020113$5.9bn
Q2 2020113$5.4bn
Q1 2020130$5.3bn
Q4 2019134$7.2bn
Q3 2019132$6.6bn
Q2 2019137$6.5bn
Q1 2019133$6.0bn
Q4 2018132$5.2bn
Q3 2018131$5.9bn
Q2 2018133$5.4bn
Q1 2018137$5.3bn
Q4 2017138$5.3bn
Q3 2017139$5.0bn
Q2 2017138$4.7bn
Q1 2017133$4.4bn
Q4 2016133$4.1bn
Q3 2016129$3.9bn
Q2 2016130$3.8bn
Q1 2016129$3.7bn
Q4 2015130$3.7bn
Q3 2015121$3.8bn
Q2 2015112$4.0bn
Q1 2015107$4.0bn
Q4 2014107$3.7bn
Q3 2014104$3.5bn
Q2 2014105$3.5bn
Q1 2014105$3.3bn
Q4 2013109$3.2bn
Q3 2013107$2.9bn
Q2 2013107$2.8bn
Q1 201395$1.3bn
Q4 201296$1.2bn
Q3 201290$1.1bn
Q2 201293$1.0bn
Q1 201293$1.0bn
Q4 201189$885m
Q3 201186$763m
Q2 201181$855m
Q1 201180$831m
Q4 201081$828m
Q3 201079$726m
Q2 201077$682m
Q1 201076$750m
Q4 200976$631m
Q3 200975$598m
Q2 200973$494m
Q1 200973$443m
Q4 200874$527m
Q3 200879$646m
Q2 200880$612m
Q1 200877$675m
Q4 200772$748m

Where Markel Group was early

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EMR Emerson ElectricQ1 20081 of 1490.7%1.3%35Exited by Q4 2016+5.9%
DIS DISNEY WALT COQ1 20086 of 2530.6%5.0%74Held at last filing, Q2 2026+207%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCQ1 200812 of 1690.9%1.0%74Held at last filing, Q2 2026+258%
SLB SchlumbergerQ3 200812 of 2110.2%1.4%37Exited by Q4 2017−11%
MCD McDonaldsQ2 20094 of 1920.3%2.2%26Exited by Q4 2015+71%
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORPQ3 20096 of 1932.3%2.8%37Held at last filing, Q2 2026+99%
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A SQ4 20092 of 1511.7%3.5%67Held at last filing, Q2 2026+651%
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NVQ1 20101 of 1290.5%3.1%35Exited by Q3 2025+36%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELQ1 20103 of 1804.2%7.2%66Held at last filing, Q2 2026+516%
TEVA Teva PharmaceuticalsQ2 201014 of 1820.5%2.4%18Exited by Q4 2014+3.4%
V VISA INCQ4 201022 of 2840.04%3.4%63Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1850%
WSO WATSCO INCQ1 20113 of 1140.04%2.7%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026+498%
LII Lennox InternationalQ3 20112 of 1190.4%1.2%6Exited by Q1 2013+104%
ECL ECOLAB INCQ3 201112 of 1380.2%1.1%60Held at last filing, Q2 2026+470%
ADM ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COQ1 20122 of 1361.2%3.4%58Held at last filing, Q2 2026+141%
WPC W.P. CareyQ4 20121 of 960.2%2.3%23Exited by Q3 2018+27%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCQ1 201312 of 2991.7%3.0%39Exited by Q2 2026+373%
BLK BLACKROCK INCQ2 20134 of 1550.08%2.4%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026+274%
CPRT Copart IncQ3 201311 of 1780.01%1.2%12Exited by Q3 2016+54%
DE DEERE & COQ3 20142 of 1851.2%4.3%48Held at last filing, Q2 2026+674%
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance IncQ4 20149 of 2064.4%4.9%22Exited by Q2 2020−40%
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCQ1 20169 of 2020.09%3.0%42Held at last filing, Q2 2026+571%
TXN TEXAS INSTRS INCQ1 201612 of 2020.09%1.9%42Held at last filing, Q2 2026+419%
BX BLACKSTONE INCQ3 201913 of 2060.9%1.9%28Held at last filing, Q2 2026+141%
BAM BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGMT LTDQ4 20225 of 970.8%1.0%15Held at last filing, Q2 2026+56%
BN BROOKFIELD CORPQ4 20226 of 1153.7%4.9%15Held at last filing, Q2 2026+103%

Concentration and tenure

7.0%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
42.9%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
8
Median completed holding, quarters